Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.5

Chapter 15. Networking Programs

Wget-1.15

Introduction to Wget

The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.5 platform.

Package Information

Wget Dependencies

Recommended

OpenSSL-1.0.1f or GnuTLS-3.2.11

Optional

libidn-1.28, PCRE-8.34, libwww-perl-6.05 (required for the majority of the test suite), and Dante

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/wget

Installation of Wget

Install Wget by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr      \
            --sysconfdir=/etc  \
            --with-ssl=openssl &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc: This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc.

--with-ssl=openssl: This allows the program to work with OpenSSL-1.0.1f. It can be omitted if GnuTLS-3.2.11 is found or the HTTPS protocol is not needed.

Configuring Wget

Config Files

/etc/wgetrc and ~/.wgetrc

If you have installed the Certificate Authority Certificates and you want Wget to use them, as the root user: 

echo ca-directory=/etc/ssl/certs >> /etc/wgetrc

Contents

Installed Program: wget
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

wget

retrieves files from the Web using the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols. It is designed to be non-interactive, for background or unattended operations.

Last updated on 2014-02-16 23:08:43 -0800